The Wobbly Bike

CBCA 2025 Shortlisted Book: Early Childhood

The wonderful wobbles of learning to ride a bike, set amidst the vibrant colour and culture of Australia's top end.

How do you fix a wobbly bike? Could it be the tyres, the terrain, or maybe it might be a new rider? A joyful, multi-layered story, celebrating the unique culture of Australia's urban 'top end', the precious roles of grandparents in families, the fact that kindness and encouragement, combined with practice, are the key to success, bound together with gentle humour… because laughter is always the best medicine.

A sparkling debut from Darwin author, with illustrations by award-winning Craig Smith, with a plethora of themes: humour, perseverance, learning, practice, diversity, inclusion, family generations.